Announcements & News

[center][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/ann/3476828][img alt="The overlaid text reads: Magpie - A new tertiary gene for Modern & Ancient dragons! There is a small fae dragon with large, webbed wings on the left of the canvas. These dark wings have large, color shifting spots of color that form an arc. In the background is a glowing nighttime forest."]https://flightrising.com/dropbox/updates/magpieshinies.png[/img][/url][/center] A new tertiary gene displays eye-catching markings, allowing Modern and Ancient dragons to display their most brilliant plumage! [center][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/ann/3476828][b]Click here to learn more about this update[/b][/url][/center][more] ------------------------------ [size=5][b]Magpie[/b][/size] [emoji=raven size=1] Magpie is a brand-new tertiary gene that applies brilliant, color shifting markings across the wings, chest, and "beak" of your dragons! This new gene is launching for Modern and Ancients, so that all the dragons of Sornieth can share their new plumage! This gene is available for trade from the clan at [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/trading/swap][b]Swipp's Swap Stand[/b][/url]. Alll of the traders have a chance to ask for this gene, though Sinclair seems to have transported a massive stock of them and has them available all the time at [b][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/trading/swap/sinclair]Sinclair's Superior Selection[/url][/b]! The requirements for this trade are 40 [gamedb item=1012] and 1 [gamedb item=62667]. [i]Please see the "Additional Updates" section at the bottom of this update about the availability of these trade materials.[/i] [center] [item=tertiary gene: magpie][item=tertiary aberration gene: magpie][item=tertiary aether gene: magpie][item=tertiary auraboa gene: magpie][item=tertiary banescale gene: magpie][item=tertiary cirrus gene: magpie][item=tertiary dusthide gene: magpie][item=tertiary everlux gene: magpie][item=tertiary gaoler gene: magpie][item=tertiary sandsurge gene: magpie][item=tertiary thorntail gene: magpie][item=tertiary undertide gene: magpie][item=tertiary veilspun gene: magpie][item=tertiary vigil gene: magpie] [img alt="A series of dragons displaying the color shifting patches of the Magpie gene. From top to bottom: A blue Pearlcatcher dragon displaying an orange to light blue magpie shift on its wings, a green Vigil dragon displaying a purple to dark grey magpie color shift on its wings, an orange Banescale dragon displaying an orange to brown color magpie color shift on its wings, and an orange and murky green Auraboa dragon displaying a jade to dark grey magpie color shift on its wings."]https://flightrising.com/dropbox/updates/magpieexamples.png[/img] [/center] [info]If you encounter any errors in the [b]Magpie[/b] genes released in today's update, please [b][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/bug/3476827]report them in this thread[/url][/b] and we will address them in a timely manner. This thread is the genes from this expansion only. Both consistency and technical errors may be reported. This thread will close June 29, 2026.[/info] ------------------------------------------ [b][size=5]New Achievements[/size][/b] [emoji=achievement size=1] 1 new achievement for Modern genes is now available. [indent][LIST] [*][gamedb achievement=822] [/LIST][/indent] ------------------------ [b][size=5]Greenskeeper Gathering Skin Contest[/size][/b] [emoji=nature rune size=1] The thirteenth annual Greenskeeper Gathering will begin on Monday, May 25, 2026, and we're running a skin and accent contest in celebration! Please note that the contest ends on a Wednesday. [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/skin/3474281] [b]Click here for more information![/b][/url] [center][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/skin/3474281][img alt="nature festival logo and leaves on a parchment background."]https://flightrising.com/dropbox/nature_contest.png[/img][/url][/center] ------------------- [size=5][b]Additional Updates:[/b][/size] [emoji=gear size=1] [LIST] [*][gamedb item=1012] and [gamedb item=62667] now have a rare chance to drop when bonding with familiars. [*][gamedb item=62667] has a temporarily increased stock rate and a permanently increased stock quantity threshhold for the marketplace. [*]The [b]BBCode quote tag[/b] has been updated to use [b]theme colors[/b]. This change will immediately affect new and edited posts. Earlier posts will display the old colors until the forum's internal cache clears. [emoji=palette size=1] [*]The [b]gradients[/b] used in [b]Default[/b], [b]Dark[/b], and [b]Slate[/b] themes have been updated based on [b]player feedback[/b] and our overall [b]accessibility goals[/b]. [b]Background gradients[/b] are now used more sparingly and commonly start with a the lighter color on top. [emoji=palette size=1] [/LIST]